The playwright, director, and cast of New York theater company Gold No Trade's production of The Subtle Body will engage in a dialogue with the public in anticipation of the play's premiere at the Shanghai Dramatic Art Center's ACT Festival on November 5th and 6th. The ensemble will perform excerpts from the bilingual historical comedy that explores "scientific and romantic experimentations on the human heart" when a British couple travels to Qing-era China to research pulse diagnosis in Chinese medicine. A group of local experts will respond to the piece and engage in a discussion about the history of Chinese and Western medicine and challenges of translation in multicultural theatrical projects.
About the planner
Michael Leibenluft is an American theater director, performer, and instructor and a 2010 recipient of the U.S. Department of State’s China Fulbright Research Grant.Michael graduated in 2010 as a double major in Theater Studies and East Asian Studies from Yale University. At Yale, Michael directed seven plays, including two original works. He has also conducted independent research on contemporary performance in China, Taiwan, and Japan.
“微妙的身体”是纽约戏剧公司Gold No Trade的作品，该剧将在11月5日和6日上海话剧艺术中心行为艺术节首演，参与作品创作的剧作家、导演、演员会通过表演与观众进行交流。剧团将节选精华的双语历史喜剧片段来表演，通过英国夫妇穿越到中国秦代研究中医切诊的剧情假设，来探索“对人类心脏进行的科学而浪漫的实验。”届时，当地的专家会对中医与西医的历史发表自己的观点，也会有学者对于多元文化喜剧项目的挑战作出评述。
关于策划人
李迈是一名美国剧场导演、演员和教师，也是2010年美国国务院富布赖特学者奖金获得者。李迈2010年5月毕业于耶鲁大学，专业为戏剧研究和东亚研究，是世界表演项目在耶鲁的协调员。李迈在耶鲁上学期间导演过七部剧场作品，其中两部为原创剧。李迈在东亚研究草根剧团、日本的舞踏，以及台湾的剧场。